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Jonathan Pierce

Events Director Portfolio

Prepared for Planning Center

Corporate & technology events

Well Planned
Events Go Well

Event planning, production, and onsite coordination for corporate meetings and technology conferences.

AGA AccelerateConference / 2022

EventStack co-founder / 2020–2024

Preplanning

  • Event planning & client vision
  • Budgets, venues, staffing & logistics
  • Remote team, client, vendor & sponsor coordination
  • Planning playbooks, milestones & meeting cadences
  • Vendor sourcing, pricing & scope negotiation
  • Registration, AV, catering & show-flow planning
  • Sponsorship packages, activations & partnerships
  • Sponsor prospecting, pitching & closing
  • Exhibitor layouts & power requirements

Onsite

  • Event lead
  • Show director
  • AV manager
  • Sponsor & exhibitor lead
  • Production team, contractor & venue coordination
  • Exhibitor fulfillment & onsite check-in
  • Attendee flow, vendor & logistics coordination
  • Real-time production decisions & problem solving
  • Client vision & attendee experience oversight
A selection of event work

Selected events

Corporate programs and technology conferences, from the main stage to the attendee experience.

UX + PM conference / 2021

FRONT Utah

Branded registration and main-stage production.

1:05
Conference / 2021

Venture Fuel Summit

Main sessions, breakouts, and branded arrival.

1:36
Sales kickoff

Snap Finance

Speaker programming and guest activations.

1:05
Awards program / 2022

Lumio

Stage recognition and branded production.

1:03
Expo / January 2022

RestartUtah

Exhibitor conversations and sponsor visibility.

1:02
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The approach

From planning to show day

Thoughtful preparation gives teams room to respond calmly and protect the attendee experience when circumstances change.

Planning & coordination

Coordination of distributed teams, clients, vendors, and sponsors from preparation through onsite execution. Planning playbooks with clear milestones, responsibilities, and checkpoints.

Sponsorship & exhibitors

Tiered sponsorship packages, custom activations, and sponsor sales from prospecting through closing. Exhibitor fulfillment across floor layouts, power requirements, and onsite check-in.

Vendors & budgets

Vendor sourcing and negotiation of pricing and scopes. Budget decisions grounded in the attendee experience, with coordinated catering, AV, and specialty production.

Onsite production

Show direction, production coordination, and real-time decisions as venue, vendor, or technology conditions change.

Attendees gathering around food trucks outside the AGA event
AGA / Food service and attendee experience
Venture Fuel Summit exterior with branded windows, entrance graphics, and event flags
Venture Fuel / Environmental Design
Planning in practice

Planning the space

Room layouts that account for seating, attendee flow, stage placement, and exhibitor needs.

Auditorium floor plan showing theater seating, round tables, aisles, and stage
Seating & attendee flowView plan ↗
Event floor plan showing stage placement, seating configurations, and peripheral exhibitor space
Stage & exhibitor planningView plan ↗
Event leadership

Every detail serves
the experience.

Event leadership brings planning, people, and production together around the client’s vision. Clear coordination and calm onsite decisions keep teams aligned and the attendee experience at the center.

Jonathan Pierce